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课件网) Unit 2 Looking into the Future Reading for Writing P20-21 In this class, you will work out the content, structure and language features of the reading passage； write your opinion in an essay about the changes caused by new technology. Welcome or reject future changes Using Language Should we Fight New Technology A driverless car is an automobile（汽车） that has an autopilot(自动驾驶) system allowing it to safely move from one place to another without help from a human driver. What is a driverless car Activity 1 Read for the genre What is the type/genre of the text A. Narration B. Argumentative essay C. Exposition 说明文 D. Practical writing 应用文写作 B [ eksp z ( )n] Activity 2 Read for structure In which paragraph does the author: describe the issue give an opinion discuss the advantages discuss the disadvantages Should We Fight New Technology The author describes the issue in Paragraph 1. The author discusses the disadvantages in Paragraph 2. The author discusses the advantages in Paragraph 3. The author gives an opinion in Paragraph 4. Activity 1 Read for structure describe the issue Paragraph 1 give an opinion Paragraph 4 discuss the advantages Paragraph 3 discuss the disadvantages Paragraph 2 describe the issue give an opinion discuss the advantages discuss the disadvantages Activity 2 Read for structure Structure Signposts (标识性语言) Read for the signposts 标识性语言 Underline the signpost words or phrases in the text. On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily… Signposts Some words and phrases are used as signposts to help show a paragraph's purpose. These usually come at the beginning or end of a paragraph. Read for specific information Read the text and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. A person died in an accident while driving a car. 2. The Amish avoid new technology because they do not want to have good lives. 3. Many disasters have been prevented by weather-tracking computer programmes. 4. Building large networks through social media helps us find new opportunities. 5. The author uses a health monitor to know how much exercise he/she needs. F F F T T in Driverless Mode advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community warned P20 1 Activity 2 Read for details a specific event/ accident different opinions the hot issue Activity 2 Read for details oppose the idea of dangerous unnecessary cease...just because....new still claimed that... Hence Nevertheless a specific event/ accident different opinions Activity 2 Read for details the Amish weather-tracking the Internet Topic sentence give examples Activity 2 Read for details Topic sentence give an example advocate emphasis is better than simple Para.2 Disadvantages the Amish Activity 2 Read for details weather-tracking the Internet Para.3 Advantages Topic sentence give examples the latest larger networks keep in t ... ...
